PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion University Does Job; What About State? Penn State is the only university in the stale which has specifically pledged itself to handle a large proportion of the increasing number of students seeking higher education in Pennsylvania each year. Yet chances that the state legislature will understand need for the additional $6 million in this year’s appro- ition request appear to be slim indeed. The last budget submitted included a request for an additional $5 million per year to operate and expand Pennsylvania's .only .state .university. .An .increase .of $1 million per year was granted. Undaunted by this blow, the University proved that its pledge was not idle words by admitting 1200 students more than their normal quota last year, even though the legislature had not seen fit to provide the funds to handle this addition. The move was a manifestation of the University’s intent to live up to its responsibility to the prospective students of the state. Moreover, it was an expression of faith that the legislature would realize its responsibility to support these students. New buildings have been built to handle the influx of students. This causes plant maintenance costs to mount. The University pledged to take another 1200 increase in admissions next year—but it can’t even pay off the expense for the last 1200 without the appropriation increase The University of Pennsylvania, Temple, Pitt, Drexel and the state colleges all receive state funds. None of these has made a definite commitment to substantially increase admissions. Few have even given an indication that they would provide for a significant proportion of the 12,000 additional students expected to seek entrance to colleges in this state next year. No school in the slate has matched Penn State’s growth to assume its responsibility to the future of Penn sylvania. Why then should the legislature not assume its re sponsibility to grant the appropriation needed to do this job? A Student-Operated N ewspaper 56 Years of Editorial Freedom latlg QtaUrgtan Successor to The Free Lance, est 188? Published Tursduy through Saturdaj morning during the Untveriitj ,e»r. Tb» Deilr Collegian i» o ntudont-opcraicd newspaper Entered sa eecond-rla.a mailer July 5. 1931 at the Slate College Pa. Post office under the act of March 3. 18IS. Mall Subscription Price) $3.00 per eemeßter SS.OQ per rear. JOHN BLACK CHESTER LUCIDO Editor » Business Manager Member of The Associated Press and The Intercollegiate Press City Kditor and Personnel Director. Susnn Unkroum; Assistant Editor, Gloria Wolford: Sports Editor. Knndy Padwe; Assistant City Editor, Joel Myers; Copy and features Editor, Elaine Miele; Photography Editor, Frederic Bower. Local Ad Mgr.. Brad Davis: Assistant Local Ad Mgr.. Hal Deisher; National Ad Mgr.. Bessie Bur!:c; Credit Mgr., Mary Ann Crans: Asa’t Credit Mgr.. Neal Keitr; Classified Ad Mgr.. Constance Kiesel; Co-Circulation Mgra., Rosiiand Abes Richard Kitzinger; Promotion Mgr., Elaine Michalt Personnel Mgr„ Becky Knhudic: Office Secretary. Joanne Huyelt. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Headline Editor, Susie Eberly; Wire Editor, Sandy Vaggi; Night Copy Editor, Barb Yunk; Assistants, Carmen Zeller, Molla Edelstein, A 1 Sharp, Nicki Wentz, Sandie Wall, Barb Brown, Jackie Russiano, Dottie Spahr, Trudy Rohver and Lon Rutkiowicz. iMff^ar*M/ TOci6E \ J THAT'S UHAT I ( uf'<pi6UT ) / BUT HOUO CAN YOU DO \ i Ht b KitoH uy [ f USH-URS WHEN VoUR NOSE j INTHE MY? " ' " 11 j[ ~ EVERYONE SHOULD START THE DAY WITH THIRTY v PV6H-UFS! ■ THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA The myth of the “old fashioned' 1 winter is being decisively destroyed this season as Old Mother Na ture produces a never-be fore equalled onslaught of snow and cold. The big storm of the past weekend was the fifth major and widespread snowstorm to strike Pennsylvania this win ter. Many winters produce no such major and widespread storms. Three of these storms produced ex cessive snow in eastern Pennsylvania* four heavy accumulations in central P ennsylvania and five sub stantial, but not record breaking snow accumulations in the western part of the state. Another heavy, but not IFC Chaplain Defendsßights Of Association TO THE EDITOR: I was dis appointed yesterday to note that the usually clear thinking editors of the Collegian have been “carried away" by the prevailing climate of public thought against discrimina tion. Although I too am earnest in my desire that all citizens of our country have equal access to the rights, responsibilities and privileges of citizenship without respect to their race or ethnic origin, I think it would be to defeat this pur pose if, to accomplish it, other essential human rights would be sacrificed. Therefore I deplore this and all other attacks on constitu tionally guaranteed freedom of individuals voluntarily to as sociate with each other in law ful organizations. Any University rulings deny ing this right would he as un godly as they would be un constitutional, imperiling this principle which is essential to a democratic society. (Editor’s Note: Maybe it depends upon which rights, freedoms and democratic principles are more impor tant.) Gazette ACE, 7 p.m.. “Lovt* in Elementary (•varies," Living Center-Home Ec South Air Force Glee Club, 3 p.m., HUB as- sembly room Angel Flight, 7:1(0 p.m.. Armory Basketball Officials’ Club, 7:30 p.m., 2 White Campus Party, 6 p.m., 212 HTJIJ Della Nu Alpha, 7:1(0 p.m.. Sigma No DOC Student Council, 7 *.‘lo p.m., Old Main Garnmu Sigma Sigma, 6:30 p.m., 214- 215 HUB IVCF, 12:15 p.m., 218 HUB Men's Debate, 7:30 p.m., 213 HUB Panhellenic Council. 7 p.m., 210 HUB l\S. Special Kd. G:3O p.m., 217*218 HUB SGA, 7:30 p.m., 203 HUB Student Handbook. 7:30 p.m., 212 HUB University Party, 7 p.m., 213 HUB Ph.D., M.S. to Be Given For New Area of Study A program of studies leading to a master of science or doctor of philosophy degree in solid state technology has been established, according to Dr. Harold K. Schil ling, dean of the graduate school, Candidates for these degrees will hot study in any specific discipline, hut will have courses in the colleges of Chemistry and Physics, Engineering and Archi tecture, Mineral Industries, or in s combination of the three. Snowed Snow, Records Pile Up MYERS Lette George F. Haney IFC Chaplain TODAY by joe/ myers widespread, storm hit the freeze solid, southwestern part of the Com- This combination of frozen monwealth yesterday. rivers and deep snow cover The magnitude of this win- constitutes a very serious flood ler's heavy snowfalls is reflect- threat. ed in the total snow accumula- The snow cover represents tion. Most areas in eastern and several inches of frozen water central Pennsylvania have al- that is just waiting for a warm ready received nearly as much spring rain so it can melt and snow as had fallen in any pre- run down the hills and moun vious winter season and some tains toward the sea. If the riv areas have established new all- ers weren’t frozen, they might time records. ' be capable of handling most of For example, the weather ob- ibis load, provided the snow server in Harrisburg has mea- melted slowly., sured 69 inches of snow, 17 However, wilh ice jamming inches more than the old rec- the rivers, a very real flood ord. threat exists for practically all low-lying areas of the state. The critical period will start in the next few weeks as slow ly moderating temperatures ac company the approach of spring. If the warm-up is slow and no heavy rain occurs, the snow will melt slowly. If, on the other hand, r3in and warmer weather combine, Pennsylva nia’s worst winter in history could be followed by the most devastating floods on record. Philadelphia, with 47 inches for the winter, is just eight inches short of its all-time rec ord. The unusually cold weather that has prevailed almost con tinuously since early Decem ber has allowed the snow cov er across Pennsylvania to grow deeper and deeper. This cold weather, which has reached record proportions in some sections of the state, has also caused most rivers to rs to the Ed Subtlety Sours TO THE EDITOR: The purpose of this letter is to refute Miss Dyer’s article of February 7: • with the hope that those people who swallowed the ptomaine of Miss Dyer's alpha bet soup will regurgitate its contents after the right ingredi ents are offered for consump tion herein. A with the realization that what she called Mickey Mouse activities really approach being Mighty Mouse activities. • with the hope that the Col legian and Miss Dyer will re evaluate the judgement used in writing such an article. Are the alphabet groups real ly Mickey Mouse groups that do nothing? I say not, judging from my own experience. As an officer of the IFC and the president of my fraternity (English and Greek alphabet groups) I am proud of what is probably the strongest frater nity system in the country— one that in the past year, on its own, carried out plans to improve scholarship and safety standards of its houses, and generally carried on social and governmental activities that could be replaced only by the University's hiring highly paid people. As editor of the Student Handbook for two years, I and my colleagues put hundreds of’ hours into producing a booklet to better acclimate new stu dents to the University. This too could only be re placed by the University's hir ing ' salaried people and bear ing the costs (now mostly done by advertising) of producing a 100-page booklet. This is spon sored by SGA—another alpha bet group. And what about SGA? I ad mit it has been bogged down and inefficient the past year. But you still can’t overlook the fact that in the past year it has sponsored the invaluable student insurance and SGA Flight programs and forced the administration to drop its dis criminatory housing lists. And what about the SGA sponsored Orientation Week— a major undertaking requiring hundreds of hours of work by the students who execute it. AWS also came under fire and also its president, Margaret McPherson. Calling AWS a col lection of budding Margaret Chase Smiths was a direct slap at one of the most outstanding persons to ever attend this University. Miss McPherson has carried a Dean’s List All-U average over the past seven semesters, and at the same time repre sented student opinion at the University Senate und Penn State co-eds in the Dean of Women’s office. Do you forget the efforts of AWS in helping THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1961 tor Sen lor establish longer hours and oth er liberal benefits in the past year? 1 can only condemn the Col legian for printing such an ar ticle—because on its editorial page it crusades for better stu dent government, and then elsewhere in its pages ridicules the sincere efforts of the alpha bet groups; because such an article, although funny, belongs in Froth where it can be read in the proper light and not accepted as editorial fact by the new students on campus to whom it was directed. Maybe Collegian should reevaluate its methods of achieving its goal of a better Penn State. I hope that this points out the fact that activities are worthwhile—both to the Uni versity and those participating. I hope too that the Collegian decides on an appropriate, con sistent method of editorializing for a better Penn State. There may be some Mickey Mouse alphabet groups on campus, but there is one that is going to the head of the pack—C-O-L- L-E-G-I-A-N (remember you are an activity too). I also question Miss Dyer’s ridiculing activities when she herself is very active in them —Collegian, LA Council, AWS Judicial, the Symphony Or chestra, Orientation Counsel ing. and-many others. I hope Collegian realizes Miss Dyer's article was a mistake that should not be repeated. —Ben Bronstein '6l (Editor’s Note: One of the functions of a newspaper is to entertain. We are sorry you missed the intended humor and we ’are also sorry that our campus organizations have ap parently lost the ability to laugh at themselves occasion ally.) 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